Mining Incidents

#1Coal

Controlled by George Chris Waugh
Hueysville, Knott County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518594
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee stated that he was checking the fire sensor line. His buggy got stuck and he tried to push it and pulled something in his lower back and left knee.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was bolting mine roof top and caught his finger between roof plate and mine top causing lacerations/cuts to left index finger.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Riding on a electric buggy when he hit his head on the roof causing injury to head, neck and back.

2004 · 5 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A BUGGY WHEN HE SAW A SCOOP STUCK. HE GOT OFF THE BUGGY AND HELPED GET THE SCOOP UNSTUCK. WHILE HE WAS CRAWLING BACK TO HIS BUGGY, A LARGE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE BUSTING UP ROCK AND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAMPING A FEEDER HOLE WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT HIP THAT RADIATES DOWN HIS LEG AND CAUSES PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE TRAMMED A 482 SCOOP INTO THE #10 HEADING WHEN THE SCOOP QUIT. HE GOT OFF, TOOK THE PANEL BOARD OFF & BEGAN TO WORK ON CAPACITORS. HE STATES THERE WAS A FLASH OF LIGHT AND HE GOT A FACIAL BURN. EITHER DURING THAT TIME OR SOMETIME AFTER, AN IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE AREA TRAVELING ACROSS THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FROM #10 TO #8 & OUTBY THE OPEN CROSSCUT A DISTANCE OF 2 CROSSCUTS.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS BACKING CUTTER OUT OF #10 HEADING AND RAN OVER LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS HEAD INTO THE ROOF INJURING HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS.

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER WHEN RIB FELL INJURING RIGHT LEG.

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO PLUG SCOOP BATTERIES IN AND HURT HIS BACK.

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE BENT A BOLT & HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT ON VACATION 6/29-7/7/03. RETURNED TO WORK 7/7 & WORKED 7/8. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER OF ACCIDENT 7/15/03.